Melatonin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Bex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 26, 2015

For Insomnia "When I take sleeping pills, I always wake up groggy and feel like I never got any real sleep. These make me go to sleep quickly, and I feel like I have had the best sleep ever. I didn't think this would work, my sister offered it to me, and after an hour, I was out cold. The thing is, though, that the sleep is so good you never want to wake up and get your day going, lol. I take 5 mg very seldom when I really need to get a good night's rest or when I have a day off, and I feel physically tired but mentally awake to keep from working myself too hard and giving myself and my body much-needed beauty rest. Definitely works for me, maybe not for everybody, and I wouldn't suggest chronic use, but great for some sleepless nights."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2019

For Insomnia "I took melatonin to switch my sleep schedule after working third shift. I was going to bed around 8 am and waking up around 3 pm. When I took one 12.5 mg melatonin, I fell asleep around 12/1 am but woke up a few times throughout the night. One time I woke up, I was seriously down, and the point of living for me was lost. I ended up crying myself to sleep. I have very mild depression that’s mainly work-related. I never felt like this before. I’m assuming it’s from the melatonin. So, I’d recommend it with caution to anyone with any depression symptoms or diagnosed depression."

• Ros...
• February 19, 2016

For Insomnia "So I've been ill for 16 years, autoimmune, so needless to say insomnia is part of the equation here. Since I don't absorb anything properly, I take it in liquid or sublingual form. I take 3 mg sublingual dots, they work like a charm. If it's a bad night, I take 2. But that's just me. Also, the blue light on your cell phone and desktop computer lowers your melatonin and causes you to lose sleep. Look for an app to filter that out, that should help tremendously. Sweet dreams."

• Ada...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2022

For Insomnia "Was prescribed melatonin to help me sleep. I do suffer from anxiety and depression. I was on mirtazapine on a very low dose, which has a sedative effect, which worked, however, my GP decided to put me on melatonin. Horrible experience. Couldn't sleep, but when I did, I had horrible dreams. Tossing and turning. I don't know why I kept taking it. The last few nights, I was taking more tablets to help me sleep, which obviously made it worse. I thought it was my anxiety causing this. I had really bad suicidal thoughts and even visited a place I thought I could jump off. I finally realized it was the melatonin. It's now in the bin. Be careful if you notice anything different in your thought patterns and sleep patterns, especially if you have anxiety and/or depression."

• Unk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2018

For Insomnia "I've been having problems sleeping, so I decided to try and take this. I was also giving it to my children, and I'm not going to do that anymore. It doesn't help you sleep. As for my experience, after taking it, I did get sleepy, but the next morning I woke up with such nervousness and anxiety. I had throughout the whole day, it was the worst feeling ever."

• hei...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 8, 2016

For Insomnia "CAUTION with the dosage of this thing. I've seen from 0.3 mg to 10 mg being sold. Got a really bad headache the next day when taking 1 mg before sleep. Also tried the 0.3 mg and got sleepy the next day, yawning all day long. It really 'causes' sleep, you'll feel sleepy, but not relaxed at all. It's not like a benzodiazepine (alprazolam/clonazepam/etc). If you already feel your eyes dry/red and yawning, you don't need this! And try the lowest dose you can find. I'm still trying to find something lower than 0.3 mg because even that dosage seems too much for me. Have been fighting with my 'internal clock' since I was a kid. It seems my brain always wants to sleep later and later, and that feeling that I won't sleep causes me anxiety too."

• Kry...
• April 12, 2017

For Insomnia "I am over 50, and I no longer get the amount of sleep that I used to. Went from 8 hours to now I'm lucky if I get 5 hours, and it's interrupted sleep. I tried prescription sleeping pills once, but they had nasty side effects. Melatonin really helps. If you take too high a dose (larger than 3 mg), you will wake up with a headache. I break a 3 mg pill in half and take it."

• mef...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2015

For Insomnia "I have tried every prescription for sleeping. I get roughly 3 hours at a time, only to wake up groggy the next day. When I was told about melatonin, I didn't think it would be worth trying. Well, I was wrong. It was great and still is. I use it in conjunction with valerian root from time to time and can't believe how well I sleep."

• Ale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 9, 2016

For Insomnia "Melatonin helped me to fall asleep (I have severe insomnia), and usually keeps me asleep for some hours, sometimes the entire night, which to me is incredible. It helped me get off the poisonous benzodiazepines. I did need at least 3 mg to feel the effect, so if you're not feeling it, increasing doses might help. As a side effect, I think it lowered my blood pressure during the night, although I'm not sure. Studies did confirm it has this potential."

• Mrs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2016

For Insomnia "I am 46 years old and have been struggling with hot flashes for 8 years, and more severe now that I have had a total hysterectomy. The side effects of menopause for me have been severe hot flashes all day and all night. I have declined to take unnatural replacements. A week ago I began to take 10 mg melatonin (quick dissolve). I am still waking up throwing the covers off and feeling like my bed is going to catch fire due to the extreme heat of my body, however, I am finally able to fall back to sleep and feel rested in the morning. I am pleased with this supplement and I will continue to take it."

• rad...
• October 25, 2015

For Insomnia "Melatonin, once exposed to humidity, is degraded by half. The reason for the mixed responses is never observed nor included in the data. Melatonin is, thankfully, available in the U.S. Add a silica packet to your bottle."

• OCD...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2019

For Insomnia "I really don't recommend it, specifically if you have any anxiety or depression. I was normally using melatonin when I was taking antidepressants for my OCD, which turned my life into hell, and it was effective. But after quitting antidepressants, every time I use melatonin, I get severe depression (and real dark thoughts) and anxiety, and as a result, I can't sleep, it is not safe."

• Anonymous
• September 6, 2011

For Insomnia "I've tried many different cures for insomnia, including OTC, homeopathic, and prescription drugs. Of them all, melatonin has the least bad side effects and most natural feeling sleep and rest. It's like being a teenager again... remember how easy it was to fall asleep at any time during the day back when you were 15? It's just like that, and sometimes I dream too, though these dreams can often be vivid and disturbing. I take time-release pills, one 3 mg pill per night is sufficient for a full, undisturbed 8 hours of sound sleep."

• Cla...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 25, 2013

For Insomnia "I've been taking melatonin for a few months now for delayed sleep phase syndrome, and it has helped with sleep dramatically about half of the time. The rest of the time, I still usually get to sleep at my 'normal' time around 2:30-3:30 a.m. The problem with this is it's unreliable. You never know when it'll work and when it won't. And there are times when it just doesn't. I will keep taking it though."

• sma...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2015

For Insomnia "I'm 49, menopausal, and I am detoxing methadone (for cancer pain), and every night I find myself wide awake, body and mind, despite Rx sleeping pills. I was taking 2-3 mg tabs of melatonin with fairly good results. I have since learned that that is considered a high dose. However, I picked up a new bottle and inadvertently got 5 mg tabs, so for 4 nights I was taking 10 mg, and it had an opposite effect. I was anxious, my heart was racing, I became quite depressed throughout the day, and of course, I was wide awake. So if you are having any of those problems with melatonin, then maybe try a lower dose. I have since learned that a body normally makes 0.3 mg/day, so much lower doses make sense. Sweet dreams..."

• Bee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2018

For Insomnia "This has been the worst experience ever! I started melatonin per my doctor's recommendation. 5 mg at night. It did seem to be working at first. I was sleeping through the night finally. After about 3 weeks, I started noticing my depression was worsening and did not know why. Then my heart started feeling like it was beating faster than normal. So, I got to doing some research online and reading other people's reviews and found melatonin does not mix with my antidepressant. I stopped taking it immediately, but it was a struggle getting my antidepressant medication back to normal. It's been a week now, and I am finally feeling somewhat back to myself."

• khe...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 26, 2016

For Insomnia "I suffered from moderate insomnia for the better part of a decade due to anxiety. I would always fall asleep, but it could potentially take hours. It was not unheard of for me to lay down at 11 and get up at 2-3 to watch TV and clear my mind. Ever since I started on melatonin, I swear it has been my miracle pill. I still suffer from anxiety, so the core of my insomnia is still there. I know that it will work differently for different people, so I won't say that a person would be wrong for a lower rating, but for me, it works, it works, it works! It changed my life."

• Red...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2015

For Insomnia "I have had sleep problems for twenty years now due to pressure of work and probably a predisposition to insomnia. Have used various sleep aids, benzodiazepines, diphenhydramine, etc. I am affected by both difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Recent reports concerning sleep aids and Alzheimer's put me off using. Melatonin not implicated as far as I know, so I have turned back to that! Dosage 6 mg slow release, one hour before bedtime. As on previous occasions, it is mild with no noticeable side effects. Worth a try!"

• Jen...
• September 23, 2019

For Insomnia "Circadian 2 mg. I took for 3 nights, crazy nightmares, woke exhausted, irritable, and anxious. Have also taken herbal melatonin, also useless, no nightmares, but no sleep either. Might be effective for some people, but not for me."

• jum...
• August 27, 2019

For Insomnia "I tried Circadin 2 mg melatonin, and at first thought it helped, as I slept better the first night after taking. I persevered for about 10 days but experienced overheating at night, headaches (which I never get), a sore stomach, and generally feeling gross. I seemed to be angry a lot, which I am not usually. Talc is listed as one of the ingredients???? I would lay awake until 4/5 am before finally sleeping. It was like it put me in a catatonic state. Too many disturbing side effects and for me, a lack of efficacy."

• bmg...
• February 17, 2010

For Insomnia "32 years old. Have been taking melatonin about 4 years now. It works great. I started off at 3 mg and now take 9 mg a few times a month to help with sleep issues. I haven't noticed weird dreams. What I like is that I fall asleep, and if I had to get up for an emergency (3 young children), that there is no grogginess or medicine head feeling."

• Jew...
• October 2, 2014

For Insomnia "My 90-year-old mother, who has dementia, takes 0.5 mg before bed and it helped the first night and continues. Also takes 0.5 mg in the morning. Aggressive and anxious behavior from dementia 'sundowning' has decreased."

• JRo...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 30, 2015

For Insomnia "I have had lifelong issues with insomnia. My doctor recommended melatonin 1-3 mg because apparently less in this case is better. I have used sleep meds for a long time, but they don't always work great. I added this, and I started being able to feel tired enough to go to sleep before my sleeping pills kicked in, which has allowed me better sleep. It is hard sometimes to lay down when you don't even feel tired, but this fixed all that."

• Por...
• May 2, 2009

For Insomnia "Melatonin works under some circumstances and with some side effects. First off, it's useless unless taken at night. Daylight will counter the narcotic effect. Secondly, it can enhance dreaming. If you have a history of nightmares, don't use this."

• Izn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 12, 2017

For Insomnia "Is it true this medicine can make depression worse in people who are predisposed to depression? This is in the brain, serotonin is converted into melatonin? The brain has a feedback sensing mechanism: if one takes a melatonin tablet, the normal level of melatonin present at the receptors goes up, the brain senses this and responds by decreasing serotonin production! I think this drug can be useful for jet lag for those who are not predisposed to anxiety and depression! I'm predisposed, and I tried it once and felt hopeless the next day! It also did not help sleep! Be careful with melatonin if depression and anxiety are present or in remission! One can try it and see how they feel!"